League of Legends: Reborn in Season 3, Tuning the Entire League

Chapter 42: Team’s new base!
Compared with Sister Lin's needle-in-a-haystack questioning, the taxi driver was obviously more experienced. Before getting off the car, he took out a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes and then walked straight to a corner.

An old man was squatting and eating rice balls with newspaper as a cushion. Oil stains were spreading on the yellowed Yangtze Evening News. The headline was still the old news about Mo Yan winning the Nobel Prize last year.

"Brother, please help me find someone who can drive an Iveco."

Iveco!
This is the large passenger van that many people are familiar with.

The Hongtashan cigarettes were opened and two cigarettes were handed out.

The old man was very familiar with the process. He clipped one cigarette to his ear and used the lighter in his hand to light it up, then started smoking.

"driver?"

"We need someone to cook."

"Row!"

Perhaps because he had been squatting for too long, the old man had some difficulty standing up, but he took the cigarette from someone else and did what he was supposed to do without hesitation.

"Hey, over there..."

It was a bit far away, so Jiang Ming didn't hear what they were shouting, but soon the crowd suddenly came alive. The women in rubber shoes were the first to gather around, their chapped red cheeks rubbed shiny by the cheap scarves.

"Brother, do you think she's any good? She used to cook for people in Pukou for a few years."

“There’s a health certificate too!”

The master came over with a slightly plump auntie. As they were talking, the auntie took out her health certificate from her faux leather bag. The edge of the plastic envelope containing the health certificate had curled up, and the blue background of the ID photo had even faded to grayish white.

Jiang Ming had a brief conversation with him and could feel the other party's sincerity in his words, so he did not refuse.

"No problem, I'll have someone sign a contract with you later."

"Hey, okay, shall we start work today?"

"I can't do it today, but I'll be required to start work by the end of this week at the latest. Don't worry, Auntie, your salary will be calculated from the day you sign the contract!"

"Of course, if you need anything, please keep your phone open and I'll contact you."

……

When it was dawn, Senior Sister Lin came over with two resumes.

"It's a bit difficult to find drivers. Many people can only drive tractors, and some who can drive don't have a license."

"That's normal. People with a driver's license generally don't need to get up early to look for work here."

"There are only two suitable ones. Here are their personal information. I think the second age is more appropriate."

"Then let's go with the second one."

Jiang Ming didn't complain. "Senior, please go to the store over there and buy me two bags of Yuhua Stone."

"Yuhua Stone?" Lin Jingyi was a little confused. Her junior fellow student didn't smoke either.

However, although she was confused, she did not ask any more questions and turned to walk towards the convenience store.

Of course, he didn't want to buy cigarettes to smoke. The master who brought him here didn't accept any payment. Although he had paid for the other party's trip to see the base and rent a house later, it was always good to add an extra gift of thanks.

The club's two logistics staff members took care of it.

Aunt Deng, the cook, has a monthly salary of 3,600 yuan, including food and accommodation. She is also in charge of the hygiene management of the entire club and the players.

Master Zhou, the logistics officer, has a monthly salary of 3,200 yuan, including food and accommodation. In addition to driving, he also takes care of the club's logistics and security management.

Eight in the morning.

After briefly explaining the situation to the two support staff, Jiang Ming and Lin Jingyi had breakfast and drove to the agreed rental location to view the house.

There are about two hundred kilometers between Jinling and Taicang, so Jiang Ming's team base location requirement is to be in the middle as much as possible.

There was no other way. The first LPL was already held in Taicang, Suzhou. Although they didn't have to take the subway or train to the game like other teams, the hundreds of kilometers of distance would take at least two to three hours even if they drove themselves.

"We're here!" The driver pulled the handbrake and pointed to several sycamore trees right in front of him.

A beige three-story building sits behind it.

Jiang Ming looked over and saw that the horizontal iron railings on the balcony were covered with vines, just like the moss-covered defense towers in the game.

It has a bit of the feel of an old, dilapidated house from the last century, but compared to the basement where the contestants are staying now, the detached three-story house is already a paradise-level existence.

"Why don't you see the landlord?"

"The key is at the door. The landlord is the uncle of a junior student in our school. We can go directly to that junior student after we confirm it."

My junior's uncle...

Jiang Ming was speechless for a moment. It turned out that it was easy to get things done because of someone in the court. The ancients were right.

Wow!
After getting the key, Lin Jingyi pushed open the iron door, and the view in front of her suddenly opened up. "Oh, not bad."

The first floor is very spacious, about a hundred square meters, and the few room partitions can be used. "We can make a few partitions. The west room on the first floor can be used as a training room, and the east side can be used as a kitchen. The rest... well, I think it can be used as a laundry room or something."

"Go upstairs and take a look!"

Jiang Ming squinted his eyes and looked at the arched window on the second floor. The cracks in the glass reflected rainbows in the morning light, and he spoke aloud.

The terrazzo staircase still retains the dark red patterns of the last century. Perhaps because no one has lived there for a long time, dark brown mold spots are exposed where the wall paint has peeled off.

"You can ask Aunt Deng to come and clean up this afternoon."

"OK, all right."

Once you get paid, you can command people with confidence.

The two of them stepped on the creaking floorboards and began to measure the space on the second floor. "There are four rooms on the second floor. If we buy those bunk beds, one or two will be enough for the contestants for now. Uncle Zhou and Aunt Deng in charge of logistics will each have a room, and we can still reserve one room."

Jiang Ming stamped his feet and said, "The floor probably needs some work."

Lin Jingyi understood immediately, "I'll ask in the group. The renovation company we used to work for in the Entrepreneurship Park was a bit expensive. If that doesn't work out, I'll go find the teachers in the logistics department at the academy. They're more knowledgeable about these things."

"Decoration doesn't have to be that troublesome." Jiang Ming smiled. "Have you forgotten where we came from this morning?"

“The labor market?”

Lin Jingyi said uncertainly.

All I can say is that despite her abilities, Senior Sister Lin, who also had the silly and cute buff of a college student, was ultimately unable to escape her shackles.

When it comes to house renovations, it's not as cost-effective for a decoration company as it is for workers in the labor market.

"It doesn't need to be too elaborate. Just put some putty on the second floor and do a simple renovation."

We won't be here long!
Jiang Ming looked around and said to himself.

"We need to expand the training room on the first floor to accommodate seven or eight computers, leave space for a water dispenser and a refrigerator, and add an air conditioner. Summer is coming soon."

"Please pay attention to the training room part. I'll send you the requirements tonight. As for the design..."

"Hehe, don't worry, I'm familiar with those people in the school's design institute."

"There's a loft upstairs. I'll have them make you an office."

When it comes to the issue of personal connections, Lin Jingyi immediately becomes interested.

After looking around, the two were quite satisfied with this three-story combat team base.

We did look at two more places later, but none of them stood out in terms of hard conditions and rent. In the end, we decided to use the three-story building we visited first as the team base.

　I had a fever of 39 these two days. If there are any errors in these pictures, please leave a message and I will correct them tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)